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Four Men Get Life Sentence In Bihar For Killing Cook17 May 2019 17:32The court also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on each one of them. (Representational)
Bettiah: Four people, including three brothers, were on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bettiah, Bihar, for beating a worker to death when he asked for …

Nearly 60% voting in Bihar LS polls (2nd Lead) (6 p.m.)12 May 2019 15:00Patna, May 12 (IANS) Ignoring the scorching summer heat, 59.38 per cent of the 1.38 crore electorate in eight of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats, which went to the polls in the sixth phase of polling on Sunday, had cast their vote till 6 p.m., officials here …

Blog: Indian voters...12 May 2019 14:50The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Blog: Indian voters disappointed as names missing ...12 May 2019 14:45The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Live: Voters disappointed as names missing from list12 May 2019 13:14The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Live: Voters disappointed as names missing from...12 May 2019 13:09The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Live: Violence, EVM glitches mar sixth phase of India elections12 May 2019 11:38The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

52.02% voting recorded in Bihar (3 p.m.)12 May 2019 11:19Patna, May 12 (IANS) Bihar on Sunday witnessed 52.02 per cent polling till 3 p.m. for the eight Lok Sabha seats in the state’s Bhojpuri-speaking northern belt, amid reports of an incident in Sheohar where a polling official was injured by a stray bullet …

Live: Violence, EVM glitches mar sixth phase of...12 May 2019 05:26The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Live: Voting in Indian...12 May 2019 05:11The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Live: Voting in Indian elections reaches sixth...12 May 2019 04:18The voting for the remaining 60 seats will be held on May 19.
Indians are voting in the next-to-last round of 6-week-long national elections, marked by a highly acrimonious campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flaying the opposition Congress party …

Voting underway in 8 Bihar LS seats in 6th phase12 May 2019 04:11Patna, May 12 (IANS) Voting began for eight seats in the Bhojpuri-speaking north Bihar belt on Sunday amid reports of a freak incident in Sheohar where a voter was injured by a stray bullet fired from a home guard’s rifle. There was also delay in polling …

6th phase crucial for NDA in Bihar: Stakes are high11 May 2019 14:03Patna, May 11 (IANS) Stakes are high for the ruling BJP-led NDA in the eight Bihar constituencies in the penultimate phase on Sunday as it aims to retain all the seats that it had won in the 2014 polls.
For the opposition’s Grand Alliance, its a win-win …

6th phase crucial for NDA in Bihar: Stakes are high (Curtain Raiser)11 May 2019 11:16Patna, May 11 (IANS) Stakes are high for the ruling BJP-led NDA in the eight Bihar constituencies in the penultimate phase on Sunday as it aims to retain all the seats that it had won in the 2014 polls.
For the opposition’s Grand Alliance, its a win-win …

Campaign ends for 6th phase of Lok Sabha polls in Bihar10 May 2019 15:37Patna, May 10 (IANS) Campaigning for the eight Lok Sabha seats in Bihar going to the polls in the penultimate phase on Sunday ended peacefully on Friday.
Out of the 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state, 24 had voted in the previous phases of Lok …

Stop the music! Indians shun trafficked dance...22 Apr 2019 00:06BETTIAH, India: When Girija Devi's daughter got married, the "orchestra" did not play. Going against Indian tradition, Devi's family decided that they would not entertain their guests with music and dancing.
Devi made the decision, …

Stop the music! Indians shun trafficked dance troupes at weddings18 Apr 2019 06:49When Girija Devi's daughter got married, the “orchestra” did not play. Going against Indian tradition, Devi's family decided that they would not entertain their guests with music and dancing.
Devi made the decision, despite protests from the groom…

BJP’s Dubey revolts, to contest as independent from Valmikinagar14 Apr 2019 23:24PATNA: The NDA received a jolt on Sunday when BJP’s sitting MP from Valmikinagar Satish Chandra Dubey announced to contest the Lok Sabha election from the seat as independent.
The Valmikinagar seat has gone to JD(U)’s kitty under the seat-sharing formula …

All eyes on NDA’s social engineering in Bihar’s caste matrix12 Apr 2019 16:15New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The BJP and the JD-U — the two major constituents of the Bihar’s ruling NDA — are trying a new social engineering in the Lok Sabha polls in view of the complex caste matrix of the state, with the saffron party banking largely on …

16 Simultala boys among 18 Matric exam toppers07 Apr 2019 07:35PATNA: For a change, the boys outshone the girls as Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya (SAV), Jamui, stamped its authority once again with 16 of its students bagging the top-10 ranks, including the topper, in the matriculation results announced by the Bihar …

80.73 per cent students pass Bihar Matriculation exam06 Apr 2019 12:14PATNA: The results of the Bihar Matriculation (Class 10) examination were announced on Saturday with 80.73 per cent of the students passing the exam.
Sawan Raj Bharti of Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya, Jamui topped the examination securing 486 out of total …

BSEB 10th Result 201906 Apr 2019 11:13PATNA: Students from Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya (SAV), Jamui continued with their eye catching performance as 16 of them made to the top ten lists in the Bihar School Examination Board's matriculation results, which was announced on Saturday.
Bihar …

With 16 out of 18, Simultala shines in Class X board exam06 Apr 2019 10:06PATNA: Students from Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya (SAV), Jamui continued with their eye catching performance as 16 of them made to the top ten lists in the Bihar School Examination Board's matriculation results, which was announced on Saturday.
Bihar …

RLSP chief Kushwaha to contest from two LS seats03 Apr 2019 15:47[India], Apr 3 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha will fight the Lok Sabha polls from two seats -- Karakat and Ujiarpur, the party announced on Wednesday.
Kushwaha will file his nomination papers from …

Bihar 12th Result 201930 Mar 2019 12:38PATNA: Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has declared the intermediate examination results on Saturday with overall pass percentage registered at 79.76%. The number of students who cleared the class XII examination has improved marginally up by 26.81% …

Bihar 12th result 2019: Overall pass percentage records 79.76%30 Mar 2019 12:28PATNA: Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has declared the intermediate examination results on Saturday with overall pass percentage registered at 79.76%. The number of students who cleared the class XII examination has improved marginally up by 26.81% …

‘Improve amenities at polling booths’24 Mar 2019 07:08PATNA: Electoral offices in different districts and the departments concerned involved in the poll process are taking various steps to ensure that the polling booths, especially the government schools, look better and have all the basic facilities for the …

NDA plays subtle caste card in naming Bihar candidates23 Mar 2019 16:39Patna, March 23 (IANS) Bihar’s ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has played a calculated caste card in selecting candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, which was reflected on Saturday when it announced the list of candidates for 39 out of the 40 seats …

NDA names candidates for 39 LS seats in Bihar23 Mar 2019 08:19Patna, March 23 (IANS) Bihar’s ruling NDA on Saturday announced candidates for 39 out of the total 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
The lone seat for which a candidate was not announced was Khagaria.
The announcement was made at a joint press conference …

NGT fumes over lack of waste management in Bihar22 Mar 2019 12:36NEW DELHI: Noting that lack of waste management in Bihar can lead to an emergency-like situation, the NGT has directed the Bihar chief secretary to submit a quarterly report on implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
A bench headed by NGT …

Shatrughan tops MPs’ list with 772% jump in assets20 Mar 2019 07:13PATNA: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has topped the list of Lok Sabha members whose assets jumped the most between 2009 and 2014. According to the report released by National Election Watch (EW) and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on …

Shotgun tops MPs’ list with 772% jump in assets20 Mar 2019 00:05Patna: Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has topped the list of Lok Sabha members whose assets jumped the most between 2009 and 2014. According to the report released by National Election Watch (EW) and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on …

Resentment brews in BJP18 Mar 2019 23:41PATNA: Resentment prevails among the rank and file of BJP in Valmikinagar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Gaya and Jhanjharpur after the party on Sunday allotted its sitting seats to JD(U) to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Within hours of the announcement, over half …

NDA list out, JD(U) gets Gaya, Gopalganj SC seats17 Mar 2019 23:50Patna: The three Bihar NDA partners — JD(U), BJP and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) — on Sunday jointly announced the parliamentary seats they would contest in the ratio of 17:17:6. The candidates would be announced “in a couple of days”, they said. That way, …

NDA allies in Bihar strike deal on seats17 Mar 2019 21:08Patna: While Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alli-ance is yet to finalise the seat-sharing formula, the three NDA constituents in Bihar — BJP, JD(U) and LJP — on Sunday announced the names of candidates for the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies for the coming …

NDA announces Bihar seat-sharing pact17 Mar 2019 12:32Patna, March 17 (IANS) The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar, here on Sunday, officially announced the seat-sharing formula for the Lok Sabha elections.
The announcement was made at a joint press conference, addressed by BJP state …

NDA leaders of Bihar likely to announce seat-sharing for LS polls17 Mar 2019 07:48[India], Mar 17 (ANI): The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders of Bihar are likely to announce the seat-sharing in Bihar for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections on Sunday.
The announcement will be made during a press conference at the Janata Dal ( …

Why BJP may contest these 13 LS seats in Bihar15 Mar 2019 09:54NEW DELHI: As the BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meets on Saturday to finalise the names of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, it has a major challenge of reaching a consensus on the party’s contestants in Bihar.
Sources said the …

Muslim vote as crucial as anyone else's in general election 201915 Mar 2019 05:59Many people claim that Muslims have become politically irrelevant in India. Their argument is based on flawed premise that the BJP won in the general election 2014 with the largest ever majority in its history, despite Muslims voting overwhelmingly against …

Celebratory gunshots kill two in Bihar05 Mar 2019 07:54By: Ramashankar
PATNA: A band party member and a student were killed while a dancer was injured in three separate incidents of celebratory firing in the state Sunday night.
Reports said a bullet hit one Dharmendra Ram (35) when he was performing during a …

Minister re-dedicates to nation a plant opened in UPA era18 Feb 2019 20:39BETTIAH: Union minister for steel Chaudhary Birender Singh on Monday re-dedicated to the nation a steel processing unit of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) at Kumarbagh in West Champaran, which was inaugurated 10 years ago by the then Union minister for …

All line clear: ‘If train delayed, commuters force me to open gates’17 Feb 2019 06:41Interlocking facility was installed two days after the accident. (Express photo by Nagendra Kumar Singh)
“Doesn’t it look like a paan shop?”, asks Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Chiknauta village in Bihar’s East Champaran district, as he rides past the newly …

Semra, Bihar: ‘If train delayed, commuters force me to open gates’16 Feb 2019 21:07Interlocking facility was installed two days after the accident. (Express photo by Nagendra Kumar Singh)
“Doesn’t it look like a paan shop?”, asks Rakesh Kumar, a resident of Chiknauta village in Bihar’s East Champaran district, as he rides past the newly …

Gadkari launches projects worth more than Rs 3,400 crore in Bihar11 Feb 2019 17:23MOTIHARI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday launched national highways and waterways projects worth more than Rs 3,400 crore during his day-long visit to East Champaran and West Champaran districts of Bihar.
Gadkari, who holds road transport and …

Met predicts hailstorm, heavy rainfall in Patna06 Feb 2019 19:01PATNA: Heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorm is likely to lash the state capital and adjoining districts during the next 48 hours, predicted the Patna meteorological centre on Wednesday.
“Isolated showers and gusty winds are expected in several parts of …

Vandals of Edward statue thump chests31 Jan 2019 19:59BETTIAH: The kingpins of the mob that vandalized the life-size marble statue of King Edward VII on the premises of Government Medical College and M J K Hospital here on Thursday have been brazen in both their hate campaign as well as publicizing it on …

Two home guards hacked to death by poachers27 Jan 2019 14:53PATNA: Unidentified poachers, armed with sharp edged weapons, hacked to death two home guards inside Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) at Bagaha town in West Champaran after midnight on Saturday.
Police said that the slain guards were identified as Arjun Yadav …

Bihar makes strides in power generation, consumption: Nitish Kumar18 Jan 2019 02:13SITAMARHI: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday laid the foundation stone of 400 KV power grid station at Parmanandpur village under Dumra block in Sitamarhi on Thursday. The grid will have a transformer of 1400MVA capacity.
The power grid station, …

CM inspects solar plants in W Champaran villages06 Dec 2018 18:36PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made an on-the-spot inspection of two solar power plants at Champapur and Radhiya villages in West Champaran district.
A 20kW solar mini grid plant has been installed at Champapur to provide power connection to all …

Floodwaters overtop NH in West Champaran district17 Sep 2018 11:49PATNA/BAGAHA: Floodwaters have overtopped NH-28 (B) from Madanpur in West Champaran district to Paniyahwa in Uttar Pradesh due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the Gandak in Nepal over the last 48 hours.
As heavy vehicles have been barred …

At Champaran, Modi lashes out at opposition parties10 Apr 2018 21:19Tribune News Service
Motihari (East Champaran), April 10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised his rivals on Tuesday for using “divisive politics” out of their frustration at his National Democratic Alliance’s “pro-poor policies”.
Addressing an assembly …

State plans to tap Champaran's Gandhi08 Feb 2018 20:19Bettiah: The Bihar government has come up with a slew of measures to boost tourism in Champaran to mark the centenary celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's visit there.
"We are contemplating creation of Champaran circuit, on the lines of the existing …

Two boys kidnapped, one dies in Champaran19 Jan 2018 21:18Bettiah: Police on Friday found the body of a seven-year-old boy from a septic tank here in the West Champaran district headquarters town, while in Motihari, the East Champaran district headquarters, cops rescued a five-year-old boy who had been kidnapped …

Champaran theme park on Gandhi09 Jan 2018 20:35Patna: Bhitiharwa village in West Champaran, which had first hogged limelight during Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran movement after he set up a basic school there, will soon boast of a theme park on Bapu.
The Centre has given Rs 21.42 crore for execution of …

Mob attacks police station in Bihar's West Champaran; 6 injured03 Nov 2017 02:39BETTIAH (BIHAR): A mob attacked a police station in Bihar's West Champaran district on Thursday and six persons, including a woman constable, were injured in it, a senior police officer said.
District superintendent of police Vinay Kumar said a crowd …

Mob attacks police station in Bihar’s West Champaran02 Nov 2017 18:40By: PTI | Bettiah (west Champaran) |
Published:November 2, 2017 10:01 pm
A mob attacked a police station in Bihar’s West Champaran district today and six persons, including a woman constable, were injured in it, a senior police officer said. District …

Bihar's Muzaffarpur to get policing revamped with trained cops 14 May 2019 15:58Express News Service
PATNA: Bihar’s Muzffarpur, famous as the ‘Kingdome of Litchi’, will get policing revamped on large scale now and witness massive anti-crime drives.
‘Take ruthless action against criminals at large or face the music of department’, …

NCB seizes 550 kg ganja in Muzaffarpur, arrests four10 May 2019 05:05[India], May 10 (ANI): The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested four persons and seized 550 kilograms of cannabis (ganja) from their possession in Muzaffarpur on Thursday, police said.
"We received information from our source that a truck loaded …

Six EVMs found in hotel in Bihar's Muzaffarpur07 May 2019 20:45Patna: Four police personnel were suspended and a poll official was issued show cause notice in Bihars Muzaffarpur district on Tuesday for keeping six EVMs inside a hotel room while voting was on for the fifth phase, a top official said. The district …

Four cops suspended in six EVMs recovery case in Bihar's Muzaffarpur07 May 2019 16:02Express News Service
PATNA: Altogether four cops were suspended with immediate effect while a show cause notice was served to a sector magistrate, Awadhesh Singh, for their negligence in safeguarding the six EVMs during the fifth round of polling on May 6 …

EVMs recovered from Muzaffarpur hotel on polling day07 May 2019 08:05[India], May 7 (ANI): Six Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were recovered from a hotel near Choti Kalyani in the Muzaffarpur parliamentary constituency here.
The recovery was made by the Sub-divisional Officer (SDO) Kundan Kumar while polling for the Lok …

17-year-old girl killed self: Muzaffarpur police04 Apr 2019 02:01MUZAFFARPUR: Police on Wednesday claimed that Asha Kumari, a 17-year-old girl of Sanpura in Muzaffarpur district, had committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree in an orchard outside the village on Friday night.
Police’s claim, however, is different …

Bihar: 200 huts gutted in Muzaffarpur fire20 Mar 2019 07:18[India], Mar 20 (ANI): Around 200 huts were gutted in a massive fire which broke out on Tuesday night in a slum here, the district officials said.
Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Alok Ranjan Ghosh, District Magistrate of Muzaffarpur said, …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Court to frame charges on March 2518 Mar 2019 15:02A Special POCSO court on Monday reserved its order for framing of charges in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case for March 25.
Addition Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshta, while reserving the verdict, said, "Charges under POCSO Act which carries …

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: ED attaches assets of accused13 Mar 2019 14:35NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday provisionally attached assets worth over Rs 7 crore belonging to the main accused in the Muzaffarpur children home rape and money laundering case, Brajesh Thakur, and his family members. The attached …

Patna world’s 7th most polluted city, Muzaffarpur 13th05 Mar 2019 23:30PATNA: Patna is the seventh most polluted city in the world and sixth in the country according to a report released by Greenpeace Southeast Asia, a non-government environmental organisation, on Tuesday.
According to 2018 World Air Quality Report jointly …

400 youths join JD(U) in Muzaffarpur05 Mar 2019 23:30MUZAFFARPUR: More than 400 students and youths, including an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) leader, joined the JD(U) in the presence of its national vice-president Prashant Kishor here on Tuesday. ABVP is the student wing of BJP, an ally of JD(U …

Muzaffarpur shelter home: CBI tells court most victims were minors05 Mar 2019 19:45By Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Tuesday told a court that most of the victims in Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case were minors.
The Special Public Prosecutor for the probe agency told the court that the victims' ossification …

Jury out on new districts13 Dec 2017 23:05DISTRICT DEBATE: Chief minister Nitish Kumar in East Champaran district on Wednesday. Picture by Ajit Kumar Verma
Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar's announcement on Tuesday that Bihar will get more districts has touched off a debate on whether there …